: This novel is notable for Bond’s internal monologues about relationships. He famously tells Tiffany Case, "Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other".
: To lure Sean Connery back, United Artists paid him a then-record $1.25 million salary (roughly £2 million), which he donated entirely to the Scottish International Education Trust. Diamonds Are Forever
: The reclusive billionaire character Willard Whyte was inspired by a dream producer Albert R. Broccoli had about his friend, the real-life Howard Hughes. : This novel is notable for Bond’s internal
The film adaptation was a deliberate shift toward "absurd fun" to win back American audiences after the more serious On Her Majesty's Secret Service . : To lure Sean Connery back, United Artists
Fleming’s fourth Bond novel was inspired by a 1954 Sunday Times article about diamond smuggling in Africa.
: The "mud" in the opening mud-bath sequence was actually made of instant mashed potatoes . After 24 hours under hot studio lights, the mixture began to smell so bad it was almost unbearable for the crew. The Theme Song